John Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Northern Ireland Office: Social MediaNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social MediaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Civil ServantsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: Information on the number of civil servants employed on temporary contracts is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics as part of the quarterly Public Sector Employment statistics. Information can be accessed for September 2025 at the fo...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Civil ServantsHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: Information on the number of civil servants employed on temporary contracts is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics as part of the quarterly Public Sector Employment statistics. Information can be accessed for September 2025 at the fo...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Civil ServantsMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: Information on the number of civil servants employed on temporary contracts is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics as part of the accredited official statistics release Public Sector Employment, UK: September 2025. This can be access...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Civil ServantsScotland OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: The Scotland Office does not have any civil servants that are on temporary contracts, nor does it employ any consultants.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Civil ServantsWales OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: My Department does not employ any Civil Servants on temporary contracts and there are no consultants in my Department. Information on the number of civil servants employed on temporary contracts in my Department is published quarterly by the Office for Na...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Civil ServantsAttorney GeneralTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101328More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department are (a) on temporary contracts and are (b) consultants.
Answer: Information on the number of staff employed by the Law Officers’ Departments on temporary contracts is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics as part of the quarterly Public Sector Employment statistics. Information can be accessed for ...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Social MediaAttorney GeneralTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101327More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the impact of recent changes to the dental contract on patients’ access to routine dental care.
Answer: The reforms will prioritise those with the greatest need, shifting care away from clinically unnecessary check-ups. An impact assessment will be published on the reforms from April 2026.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on rec...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Civil ServantsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: Information on the number of civil servants employed on temporary contracts is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics as part of the quarterly Public Sector Employment statistics. Information can be accessed for September 2025 at the fo...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Civil ServantsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: Information on the number of civil servants employed on temporary contracts is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics as part of the quarterly Public Sector Employment statistics. Information can be accessed for September 2025 at the fo...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Social MediaTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100833More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Social MediaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the last three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who work on social media from staff who work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to provide the requested data in response to this question.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Social MediaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the last three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader communication, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Social MediaDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the last three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Social MediaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the last three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Social MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100826More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff in 10 Downing Street have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the last three years.
Answer: Communications staff work across social media content as well as broader digital communications. It is therefore not possible to provide exact figures.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Social MediaWales OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the last three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Social MediaScotland OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Social MediaMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Various Defence communications staff have responsibilities to create and post content to social media channels. However, this only forms one aspect of their role. Exact figures for staff with responsibility for social media could only be provided at dispr...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: CamerasDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many speed cameras on motorways and major A roads in England have been replaced for being faulty in each of the past five years.
Answer: The management of speed cameras on the strategic road network is split between National Highways and the Police, so the Department does not hold this data.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motorists have been wrongly fined for speeding in each year since 2021.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of speeding fines incorrectly issued each year since 2021.
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Responsibility for the Home Office's social media content sits primarily with the Home Office digital team. Each team member works across numerous projects & briefs. No one is solely employed to make just social media content.The FTE for the digital t...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Social MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on a broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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